Walk Me Out On The Moonlit Beach Today

What if the story of a diver rescuing a manta ray was the only good story about the oceans that a person from the near future could tell? In a time of plastic-clogged oceans and ecological change, what memories and stories could that person have to tell?

This is my first entry for the #PlanetOrPlastic National Geographic writing contest:
https://www.wattpad.com/638334874-planetorplastic-writing-contest-planetorplastic

After writing it, I wanted to balance it with a more hopeful version, which I've written as a second entry for the contest, titled "Manta Night Fever", at:
https://www.wattpad.com/story/169811081-manta-night-fever